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It’s Lent: Fast! Pray! Write!

Posted on March 2, 2023 by literarylee

For Orthodox Christians, Lent is a time to look at all the things that keep them from loving God and neighbor as they were made to do. It’s a time to see, identify, and as much as possible remove the … Continue reading →

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Writing Log – 10/25/2022

Posted on October 25, 2022 by literarylee

Hard to believe it’s been a week since I’ve written. The calendar showed how I reasonably, understandably occupied these past days. Grandchildcare, church, garden, and even a day of physical malaise, a reason for rest I rarely allow myself. And … Continue reading →

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Writing Log – 10/13/22

Posted on October 13, 2022 by literarylee

Another late start: early morning grandchild care duties. That’s OK. Still glad to be eager to get to work, to notice, to be aware of the disappointment when I’m not at it, not writing as soon as I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Planting a Tree with a Three-Year-Old

Posted on October 11, 2022 by literarylee

(Today I gardened when I usually write. I think I do better earlier in the day. I wasn’t thrilled to miss writing, but we needed to plant a tree, plus our grandson was at our house. So I gardened. A … Continue reading →

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Writing Log – 9/28/2022

Posted on September 28, 2022 by literarylee

Just now finished my to-do list for today’s work: write another chapter of The Glue Lagoon, finish Luke 5: 1-11 sermon, and access this blog. I think I’ve begun my next career or maybe I should say occupation or even … Continue reading →

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Dropping by the Book Festival

Posted on March 3, 2018 by literarylee

Today I took a peek at the 6th Annual College Park (Maryland) Book Festival held from 11-2 at the Community Center. I wandered up and down the rows of displays and marveled at all the people who live around here … Continue reading →

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Obituaries: Life Affirming, Bite-Sized Bios

Posted on January 24, 2018 by literarylee

I appreciate obituaries.  Reading an essay by Gustav Leonhardt in an Economist magazine a few years ago reminded me that an account of a person’s life, written at the time of his or her death, can be very life-affirming.  I … Continue reading →

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The Story of The Life Literary’s and the Daily Sentence’s Conception and Birth

Posted on January 24, 2018 by literarylee

August 28, 2009 Today I rushed to the Kennedy Center to get stuck there during a rain.  Black clouds sailed into view.  Lightning flashed.  The storm approached rapidly, but I made it ahead of the rain.  Naughty fellow, rushing away from … Continue reading →

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The Idea River

Posted on January 24, 2018 by literarylee

Ideas strike.  Ideas infiltrate.  Ideas emerge. They also flow. Sometimes an idea flows into my brain, entering my awareness like a sweetly meandering river.  I admire the idea for a bit and think, “Wow, that’s great.  I’ll never forget it.”  … Continue reading →

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Write a Love Poem for Poetry Month

Posted on March 30, 2017 by literarylee

Here’s an essay by Garrison Keillor inviting folks to write a love poem for Poetry Month which is just around the corner in April. Take a look at the article if for no other reason but that it is not about … Continue reading →

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